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High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
salicylate toxicity causes ... lactic & ketoacidosis ... renal failure Ketoacidosis ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ketoacidosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis ... • Renal loss: Ketoacidosis ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Ketosis • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
acidosis • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... • Starvation ketoacidosis ... • Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... the indicated causes ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Metabolic Acidosis Causes ... Lactic acidosis • Ketoacidosis ... and chronic) Causes ... #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis ... #Hypokalemia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
mortality in ICU Causes ... neonates), Diabetic ketoacidosis ... helpful in severe cases ... Management #magnesium #nephrology
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
mnemonic for the main causes ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis